For 20 dental students the relationships of field dependency, scores on the dental admissions test, grades in technique courses, and time and error scores on mirror-tracing tests were studied. Preliminary results indicate that study of the perceptual-cognitive styles of dental students may have utility in counseling and admissions. (Author/SJL)

Data analyzed from the National Longtitudinal Surveys, female responses (N=3,690), indicated that marital instability increases the need for welfare, AFDC and food stamps. In response, Stephen Bahr questions the conclusions of this study by identifying its methodological limitations. (Author/RC)

Sociological and demographic research often uses variables computed as ratios. When the denominators are highly correlated, and the ratios are used in correlation or regression analysis, a statistical dependency is formed. This article investigates this problem, particularly with respect to partial correlation, multiple regression, and the…

Childless spouses were significantly more liberal toward divorce than were spouses with children, with childless wives being the most liberal of all. Husbands were more influenced by the perceived quality of the marital relationship, in support of cognitive dissonance theory. (Author)

A model of vocational decision status was developed, and an instrument was constructed and used to assess its three dimensions. Results demonstrated the utility of the model, supported the reliability and validity of the instrument, and illustrated the value of viewing vocationally undecided students as multiple subtypes. (Author)

Defines the issues involved and surveys the major literature concerning the relationship between listening and reading comprehension. (Author/JT)

This paper uses survey data to explore the extent to which changing generations and greater contact with women school administrators can influence public prejudice toward women administrators and override the impact of regional and educational differences on these attitudes. (Author)

Arithmetic and reading achievement scores of 84 children were correlated with power and precision of Bender Memory using the Bender Visual Memory Technique (BVMT). Of the 20 correlations, 16 were significant. Support for recommended use of the BVMT as a screening instrument for early assessment of arithmetic skill is provided. (Author/SJL)

The relationship between three types of anxiety (about course arrangements, about interpersonal process, and about evaluative outcomes) and eight types of participatory classroom behaviors were examined. Data were gathered through both questionnaire and observation of 81 adult learners in six education courses at Brandon University, Manitoba.…

A stratified sample of library books in an English junior school were analyzed in comparison to students' reading ages and interests. Findings indicated that the readability level of most books was too high and that a negative correlation existed between children's professed interests and the subject matter of library nonfiction. (Author/SJL)

Examines the effects of gender, age, race, group size, and other characteristics on spatial displacement in the general population. Considers the relative contributions of power, gallantry, and status in the determining of who yields to whom. (JMF)

Examining the relationship of teachers' human relations skills to certain personal characteristics, classroom observations by independent observors, and ratings by supervisors and students, this study indicated certain positive relationships, suggesting more emphasis be placed on facilitative response and less on discriminatory activities in…

As hypothesized, external locus of control scores correlated significantly with locus of conflict scores, although this varied for both sex and for the type of behavior problems exhibited. The hypothesized relationship between anxiety and locus of conflict was not supported. (RL)

The construct validity of class ratings of instructors measured by the Course-Faculty Instrument was assessed. Results supported the construct validity of the instrument. (Author/JKS)

Factor analyses of the WISC, ITPA, and PIAT, revealed that 85 percent of the total variance of these tests can be accounted for by an abbreviated battery of 12 of the 26 subtests. Results indicated a very tight relationship between academic achievement and academic aptitude, even in underachievers. (Author/SJL)